PATT travel grants for competitively awarded observation time 2026
Funding
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Location
England
Applications
Rolling (always open)
This grant covers travel and subsistence costs for researchers who have won competitive observation time at astronomy facilities. You must be based at a UK research organisation that is eligible for STFC funding. Applications are rolling, so there is no fixed deadline.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding
- Must hold competitively awarded observation time at an astronomy facility available to the UK research community
This grant is for researchers based at UK institutions that are eligible for STFC funding. It is specifically for those who have already been awarded competitive observation time at astronomy facilities. It is not for general research travel or for those without a competitively awarded observation slot.
Regions
No published award history for Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
You can apply for travel and subsistence in support of competitively awarded science observation time at astronomy facilities available to the UK research community.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
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